No-Purl Ribbed Scarf, Now in Lavender Opal

Our No-Purl Ribbed Scarf has always resonated with us because it combines two of our favorite things: A super-high-quality alpaca yarn and, of course, all knit stitches!

And now with a fresh palette of Alpaca Pure colors to choose from, there is yet another reason the No-Purl Ribbed Scarf is one of our go-to patterns. From the quiet of our Heathered colors to the boldness of our Helixes, Alpaca Pure’s new colors come straight from nature, dipping into its calm and wild complexities.

For this new version, we chose the classic beauty of Lavender Opal. Its pretty purple tones bring the feeling of spring to the middle of January… Another reason to love our No-Purl Ribbed Scarf!

Thanks for writing in! For this lovely pattern, we offer two lengths of this scarf. You can knit either a 64 inch long scarf with 4 skeins of our Alpaca Pure or an 80 inch long scarf with 5 skeins of Alpaca Pure.

Thanks for writing in! This could look nice in one of the Helix yarns. You will lose the look of the texture a bit due to the marled color. I generally find that the helix yarns sing best in flatter textures like garter and stockinette!

Thank you for reminding us again about this lovely pattern and this yarn is perfect for it! this is one of my favorite patterns ever. I put a small removable marker on the right side and let it practically knit itself!
Julie

This fast pattern has saved me countless hours & are all always a finished delight. They can be made any width, any length, any size yarn, even leftovers! Be sure to use the “Russian yarn join” (on other any other joins, so easy!) when you use scraps Just snip off the ends when it is complete! Be sure to use the same weight pieces!
Everyone loves this scarf, so soft pretty! You can make hats to match, just use your imagination!
For kids, I sit & join yards of colorful lengths together & then, knit, knit, knit!! Run out, join some more!! So easy to teach children how, too! ( “The Russian join” is on the net)

Thanks for writing in! While similar, these two scarves do have a different texture. I would say that the no-purl rib is a bit more textural with higher peaks and lower valleys and that the mistake rib is a bit flatter of a texture. Both a quite lovely and easily achievable! I think that knitting on the no-purl rib goes a bit faster as there are no purls!

In the original pattern of this lovely scarf someone asked about knitting it in the round for a cowl. A reply suggested seaming the ends, but that does not preserve the rib in the circumference. I had the same idea, so worked out the pattern in the round. Unfortunately it requires purl stitches, so can’t be called “no-purl” but it does maintain the pattern and makes a very nice hat or cowl.
Use a multiple of 4 stitches and alternate the following two rounds:
Round 1: *slip 1 wyif, k3, repeat from * to end of round
Round 2: p2 *slip 1 wyib (as though to knit), p3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, slip 1 wyib, p1

Thank you for writing in! Unfortunately, this pattern would not be “purl-less” if worked in the round. You could knit it as written and then seam the ends together. Also, we do have a ton of other fantastic cowl patterns. Hopefully we will have something that will catch your eye. The Fluted Cowl is worked up in a thicker yarn but it is a very similar fabric to our No-Purl Ribbed Scarf.

Thanks for writing in! We totally hear you regarding including metric sizes and measurements. This is something that is currently under consideration so we really appreciate your input!

When I need to translate a pattern from metric to US imperial, I like to use Google’s conversion tools. I type “convert cm to inches” into Google and a purpose built calculator will appear. You can certainly do the same thing in reverse to convert all of the measurements you seek into metric!

This scarf is 8 1/2 inches wide x 64 (80) inches long or approximately 21.5 cm wide and 162.5 or 203 cm long.

Thanks for writing in! I am happy to help! I would recommend knitting a gauge swatch in pattern on US 15 needles. Once you know how many stitches you are getting per inch you can multiply that number by 8 1/2 inches. This stitch pattern is worked over a multiple of 4 + 3 stitches so the number that comes closest to this and works with this formula will be your cast on number. For example, if you are getting 3 stitches per inch in pattern, 3 x 8.5 = 25.5. The nearest number that will work that is a multiple of 4 + 3 is either 23 stitches or 27 stitches.

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